From productivity-skills
This skill should be used when the user asks to "add to inbox", "capture a thought", "show inbox", "list inbox items", "clear inbox", "remove from inbox", or wants to manage their GTD inbox for capturing thoughts and tasks.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/productivity-skills:gtd-inboxThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Manage the user's GTD inbox based on their request.
Manage the user's GTD inbox based on their request.
~/.claude/productivity-skills/inbox.mdmkdir -p ~/.claude/productivity-skills# Inbox
Determine the user's intent from their message:
| Intent | Example phrases |
|---|---|
| Add item | "add buy milk", "remember to call John", "capture: review docs" |
| List items | "list", "show", "what's in my inbox", "" (empty = list) |
| Remove item | "remove buy milk", "delete the call item", "done with groceries" |
| Count | "count", "how many items" |
| Clear all | "clear", "empty inbox" |
If unclear, use AskUserQuestion to clarify.
Adding Items:
Check if a semantically similar item already exists
If similar found, use AskUserQuestion: "Similar item exists: '[item]'. Add anyway?" with options "Yes, add it" / "No, skip"
Get current date if item contains time references:
date "+%Y-%m-%d %A"
This returns the date and day of week (e.g., "2026-01-13 Monday") for accurate time calculation.
Convert relative time references to explicit dates before adding:
Examples:
If confirmed or no duplicate, append the converted item to list
Report: "Added '[converted item]' to inbox (N items pending)"
Listing Items:
Removing Items:
Counting: Report: "N items pending"
Clearing:
Follow GTD inbox principles:
Handle errors gracefully:
npx claudepluginhub aeghnnsw/cc-toolkit --plugin productivity-skillsCaptures vague, unstructured, or ambiguous inputs into an Inbox for later triage and promotion to Cards, Actions, Tasks, or Projects. Activates on triggers like 'inbox', 'triage', 'promote'.
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